34th Select Medical Harrisburg Marathon

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Harrisburg Area Road Runners Club
45F / 7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 55m 48s
Overall Rank = 178/472
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 26/44
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:30, coffee, two granola bars, left at 6:45, arrived at parking lot around 7:10, waited to walk over to race start at 7:20.



Event warmup:

Just trying to stay dry, 5 block walk from City Island Parking to the Start.
Run
  • 3h 55m 45s
  • 26.22 miles
  • 08m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Tough run with the 10 to 15 mph winds, rain and 45 degrees. I finished strong although my calves were cramping at 18 and never really got better. Gps helped alot to keep me focused on not letting down. I was pushing at the end. I made a very good decision to push my pace out industrial road past haac. The time that I pickup up I really needed once we got into wildwood park.
What would you do differently?:

Very late start on my training, but I found a very nice progression for Mary prep. I could have used a second round of my prep sessions.
Post race
Warm down:

Got some chicken broth and a bagel, drove home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight is up, second round of Mary prep.




Last updated: 2006-11-12 12:00 AM
Running
03:55:45 | 26.22 miles | 08m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 26/44
Overall: 178/472
Performance: Average
Download to motionbased. Avg hr 153m kept it around 140-145 for first 10 miles, finished in zone 4, 166-170. Nutrition was great. 4 powerbar gels, 1 apple cinnamon hammer gel flask, 3 powerbar endurance flask, drank 1/2 to 1 cup of drink offered at the aid stations. Felt very good at end of race from a hunger/nutrition point of view.
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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